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New Technology Could Kill WiMax?

Posted by Zonk on from the maybe dept.

GolygyddMax writes "Techworld reports that a Florida-based start-up, xG, has developed a technology that's a 1000 times more efficient than WiMax and which could, in theory, lead to wireless LANs being powered by watch batteries. It is still in early development, but this technology could allow anyone to set up as an ISP. This could kill WiMax before it even gets off the ground." From the article: "At the demonstration with other reporters, we were able to verify that the signals were being sent wirelessly, and checked the distance by GPS, but had to take the 50mW base station - and its omnidirectional antenna - on trust, since it was at the top of an 850ft mast. The demonstration will be repeated for the US press next week. The system carried 7.4 Mbit/s per MHz per Watt, said Professor Schwartz. By comparison, GSM would have around 0.0058, and CDMA/EV-DO about 0.0085 Mbit/s per MHz per Watt. "

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  1. Does This Mean That The C.I.A.: +1, Helpful by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Could bug Al-Qaeda Headquarters?

    Thanks in advance.

    Seditiously as always,
    ex President-Vice and Imam Richard B. Cheney

  2. Professor Schwartz? by Morgalyn · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Here I was thinking, for a moment, that they were talking about UF's professor in the ECE department, but nope, the guy is from Princeton.

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    At least the trolls are getting a little more complex...

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    I think somebody should create a "bird penis", or "revenge of the penis" asci image. Trolls need to diversify.

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  5. Citizens of Paris... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Do you have the stomach to do what you know is necessary to put down the riots once and for all? Do you finally understand that trying to reason with radical muslims is futile? It's time to liquidate the ghettos. Yes, other contries will piss and moan, but as the Iraq war amply illustrated, none of your neighbors actually has the balls to try to stop you from doing whatever you want to do.

  6. Somebody set up us the bomb. by randomErr · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Operator: We get signal.
    Captain: What !
    Operator: Main screen turn on.

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